A bit more on international law
Sorry I've been absent from the blog -- I don't have any good excuse, just general distraction. But I have...

What do you mean "we," white man?
I'm on PMC's email list now, and a little while ago the pastor sent along an invitation to an Ash...

Pacifism and passivity
Over at Icthus NJD has taken on a rather thankless task in this corner of the blogosphere and defended Richard...

Word of the day
Theocracy is a form of government in which the governmental rulers are identical with the leaders of the dominant religion....

Two Kingdoms roundup
Not surprisingly, a lot of the Christian blogosphere is pondering the relation between faith and politics. For those missing my...

Journey's end
Hello! I'm back from my trip, and I'm totally exhausted. My mother and I drove yesterday from just north of...

Politics & Jesus links
Tom K. had some remarks about the "burning coals" line I puzzled over last week. Start here and scroll up....

Those libertarian Church Fathers
Clifton Healy has this to say to those who oppose legislating morality: The law is not mere convention--though clearly there...

The blue religion
I have started on the Yoder book, and will blog on it later today when I'm home from work. But...

Be not afraid
As promised, I ordered John Howard Yoder's The Politics of Jesus from the library, and will start reading (and blogging)...

A bit more on God and Caesar
I am too tired today to take up this subject again right now, but Hugo Schwyzer has a post that's...

God and Caesar, part 2
Someone I know said that Pentecost is the most political Christian holy day. Because that was when the Church stood...

God and Caesar
Although I defended Mark Kleiman in his dispute with Allen Brill, I think Allen is basically correct in his complaint...

Meanwhile, on the right ...
Sgt. Stryker reports that the hometown of one of the Abu Ghraib torturers is rallying round their boy, like "a...

Rather die than kill
Mark Kleiman created quite a dust-up in the blogosphere with this post: Am I the only person who couldn't care...

Words and deeds
My back has finally recovered; thanks to those who asked. While I was out Marvin posted a few pungent remarks:...

Go figure
After weathering various dustups with the Christian right in this country, Marilyn Manson is now the subject of a criminal...

Sleeeepy
I'm strung out on allergy medicine today and don't feel up to posting, but I haven't completely forgotten that I...

More and still more on the Ten Commandments
A good article in Christianity Today warns against legalism (via Amy Welborn), while Allen Brill discusses Bible interpretation in a...

Who wants to be an Israelite?
I've been largely avoiding the foolishness with the Alabama judge and the Ten Commandments, but I read a couple posts...

The liberal faith
Jeanne and Laura at Interesting Monstah both have good posts up about Christianity and the political left. Laura writes: This...